In football, everything is fine. Sérgio Conceição will not say the opposite. On December 30, the Portuguese, which had been free since the end of his adventure at FC Porto, was chosen to succeed Paulo Fonseca on the Rossonero bench. “AC Milan announces that Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Da Conceição was appointed principal coach of the first male team until June 30, 2026. The club welcomed Sérgio and his team and wishes them a trip full of success and of accomplishment “could we read on the press release. Quickly, the Lusitanian technician had exhibited his project at a press conference to relaunch the Lombard machine.
A big altercation with Calabria
“I arrive with my convictions in terms of work and tactics. The system is not so important to me, but the dynamics on the ground. Then there is a strategy, a base, a work on the principles: the team must understand them. The dominant game? For me football is simple, very simple: there are cages and you have to score goals and not take them. If the domination game means something else, for me it means having results. Post of the ball, Tiki Taka: for me the Tiki Taka is to put it inside. Everyone has their work, we communicate every day. Today I spoke with the nutritionist: I like to enter all areas. But that's my job. I speak to the management when it is necessary, we are all there to work by going back in the same direction. We all want one thing: that Milan arrives in the Champions League, and there is already a trophy to win. We are Milan. “
He had joined the act to the floor since he had made everyone agree after the good victory against Juventus in the semi-finals of the Supercoppa. The Portuguese was unanimous even in Milan. A month later, this is no longer the case. Large tensions appeared between him and some of his players. A few days ago, on January 26, he had a strong altercation with Davide Calabria. They were even ready to come to hands before being separated according to the Italian press. But Zlatan Ibrahimovic had extinguished the fire. “These are two winners and these things can also happen because of adrenaline on the ground. It also happened to me during my career and it happens to those who always want to win. ”
Several players want to go because of Conceição
He added: “I remember that when it happened to me, coach Capello told me that it was good for the team. In a way, they have shown how much they care about the cause, the important thing being that everything was resolved after the match. ” Except that everything is obviously not resolved. On the contrary. Indeed, several Italian media share large tensions between Conceição and some players. So, The Repubblica explains that Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic do not appreciate his methods deemed very hard. Ditto for Alvaro Morata, who even asked for his departure after tensions following Wednesday's defeat in Zagreb in the Champions League. He could also bounce back to Galatasaray.
But Tuttosport explains that he is not the only one to have fed up. Indeed, other elements of the group also want to leave because they do not get along with the Portuguese coach, who regularly gets angry. Zlatan Ibrahimovic would not be unanimous either. Thus, the Gazzetta Indicates that in addition to Morata, Davide Calabria and Francesco Camarda, which would be loaned, are on the start. Unless Conceição goes before them. Indeed, the transalpine media reveal that it plays very big this weekend during the derby against Inter. Behind the scenes, Lombard leaders ask questions about his work, his methods but also on his compatibility with the group. A meeting was held on Thursday at the training center to re -mobilize everyone. Kyle Walker, who has just signed, must ask himself where he set foot.
